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William A. Knaus, M.D., FACP

Office Address: Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Box 800717, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0717

E-mail: [email protected] Address: 1929 Lewis Mountain Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903Birthdate: August 13, 1946Birthplace:Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaSSN: 178-36-6870

Education, Training, and Academic Positions Held B.S., Widener University, May, 1968M.D., West Virginia University School of Medicine, May, 1972Intern, Department of Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, 1972-1973Assistant Resident in Medicine, The George Washington University, 1974-1975Clinical Scholars Program, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The George Wash-ington University, 1975-1978Clinical Instructor, Health Care Sciences, The George Washington University, School of Medicine, 1975-1977Fellow, Critical Care Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, 1977-1978Director, ICU Research Unit, The George Washington University Medical Center, 1978-1995Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Clinical Engineering; Co-Director, Intensive Care Unit, The George Washington University Medical Center, 1978-1981Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Computer Medicine; Co-Director, Intensive Care Unit, The George Washington University Medical Center, 1981-1987Professeur agrege, Universite Paris-Val-de-Marne, Hopital Henri Mondor, 1984Professor, Anesthesiology and Computer Medicine; Co-Director, Intensive Care Unit, The George Washington University Medical Center, 1987-1995Evelyn Troup Hobson Professor and Founding Chair, Department of Health Evaluation Sciences (named changed in 2005 to Public Health Sciences) Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1996-presentUniversity of Virginia Cancer Center Clinical Advisory Council 2002-presentStrategic Planning Commission University of Virginia 2007

Other Positions Foreign Service Medical Officer, U.S. Information Agency, assigned to the U.S.S.R., 1973-1974

William A. Knaus, M.D.

Professional Staff Member, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, DHEW, 1975-1976Executive Committee, U.S.-U.S.S.R. Health Exchange, 1976-1978Consultant, National Council for International Health, 1975-1977Consultant, The Cleveland Foundation, 1981Consultant, National Geographic Society, 1983Board of Trustees, Widener University, 1982-1986Panel Member, Life Sustaining Technologies and the Elderly, Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress, 1985-1986Editorial Board, Reanimation Soins Intensifs Medecine D'urgence, Paris, 1984-1990Editorial Board, Intensive Care World, 1985-1990Editorial Board, Theoretical Surgery, 1987-1990Advisory Board, Intensive Care Medicine, 1991-1995National Advisory Committee, Clinical Nurse Scholar Program, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1988-1990Director, Program on the Care of Critically Ill Hospitalized Adults, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1987-1997Founder & Chief Scientific Advisor , APACHE Medical Systems, Inc. 1988-2000Board of Directors (1994-2000) and President and CEO (July-December 2000), APACHE Medical Systems, Inc.

Honors Alpha Omega Alpha, 1971Outstanding Alumnus Award, Widener University, 1981Fellowship in American College of Physicians, 1982Alumni Address, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program Annual Meeting, 1983Distinguished Alumnus, West Virginia University, 1988Henry B. Christian Memorial Award, 1990Sir Jules Thorn Memorial Lecturer, Royal College of Physicians United Kingdom, 1991Distinguished Research Award, The George Washington University Medical Center, 1993Doctor of Science Honorary Degree, Widener University, 1994First Annual Health Care Research Award, The National Institute for HealthCare Management, 1994 William A. Altemeir Lectureship Surgical Infection Society, 1995 Fellowship in Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 1999Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, 2000Distinguished Investigator Award, American College of Critical Care Medicine 2004General Electric Healthcare-AACN Pioneering Spirit Award 2006

Professional Organizations American College of PhysiciansAmerican Federation for Clinical ResearchAssociation for the Advancement of ScienceSociety for Medical Decision MakingSociety of Critical Care MedicineAmerican Thoracic Society


Certification National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate, No. 125873American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomate, No. 59132

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